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A laboratory supervisor in hospital is investigating number of reported on-the-job training accidents over a period of one month. Based on past records, she has derived the following probability distribution for x; where x is the number of reported accidents per month. Find the mean

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Needlestick injuries reported (x) : 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Frequency (f) : 8, 10, 2, 5, 3, 7


mean=\dfrac{\sum _ix_if_i}{\sum _if_i}

=\dfrac{1}{8+10+2+5+3+7}\big(0(8)+1(10)+2(2)


+3(5)+4(3)+5(7)\big)=\dfrac{76}{35}\approx2.17

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